2014-07-30: Legia Warsaw 4-1 Celtic, European Cup

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Trivia

• Champions League 2014-15
• European Cup 3rd qualifying round
• Tennents are short sponsors for the day, supposedly as Cider is not allowed to be sponsored but beer is!
• We’re out of European Cup already and the league season ain’t started.
• Debut for Berget, no one to remember.
• Legia missed two penalties.
• Tony Watt sold for £1.2m to Standard Liege. Mixed response from the support for this.
• Commonwealth Games in Glasgow at present, great success too. The best advert for Glasgow for a very long time. Great return of medals for the Scottish team.
• Transfers in: Craig Gordon; Jo Inge Berget (loan)
• Transfers out: Mouyokolo (free);

Review

Scoreline says it all, we’re out of Europe.

Ambrose takes brunt of the criticism but manager and other players don’t leave the pitch without a barage or criticism.

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Possession
Legia Warsaw 52%
Celtic 48%
Shots
Legia Warsaw 21
Celtic 6
Shots on target
Legia Warsaw 7
Celtic 2
Corners
Legia Warsaw 4
Celtic 4
Fouls
Legia Warsaw 12
Celtic 16

Articles

BBC

30 July 2014 Updated 21:39

By Alasdair Lamont – Senior football reporter, BBC Scotland
Radovic’s second put Legia in front and the forward later set up the hosts’ third

Ronny Deila suffered a nightmare first loss as Celtic boss with a heavy defeat by Legia Warsaw in the Champions League third qualifying round first leg.

Celtic had taken an early lead in Poland with a curling shot into the top corner from Callum McGregor.

However, Miroslav Radovic scored twice, and it got worse before half-time when Efe Ambrose was sent off.

Ivica Vrdoljak twice missed from the penalty spot, but Michal Zyro and Jakub Kosecki both found the net late on.

If it was not for some heroic goalkeeping by Fraser Forster, this could have been a real embarrassment.

As it is, their hopes of progress are very much in the balance, needing to win at least 3-0, but the away goal and the balanced nature of the match in the first half will give Ronny Deila belief his side can turn the tie round.

However, the disjointed nature of Celtic’s performance and their lack of ability to close the game down after being reduced to 10 men must be a concern.

There was no sign of the chaotic manner in which the game would unfold when McGregor added to his burgeoning reputation as he opened the scoring, just as he had in Iceland in the previous round.

The goal had a similar feel about it too as he cut in from the right before beating the goalkeeper at his near post, this time with a curling shot beyond the fingertips of the diving Dusan Kuciak.

But Celtic let the lead slip almost as soon as they had created it.

Radovic was allowed space inside the box and his well-hit effort was too powerful for Forster to keep out.

The game was extremely open, with neither defence looking entirely comfortable and more goals seemed a certainty.

And though Kris Commons and Teemu Pukki went close for Celtic it was the home side who took the lead.

Again Celtic’s back-line – and Ambrose in particular – looked vulnerable and when Ondrej Duda headed across goal, Radovic was unmarked and gleefully slid in to beat Forster from close range.

McGregor forced a decent save from Kuciak but there was further bad news for Celtic to contend with before the interval.

As Michal Kucharczyk bore down on goal, Ambrose attempted to get a toe to the ball only to bring down the Legia man, leaving the referee a straightforward decision to brandish the red card.

Ambrose’s departure meant Charlie Mulgrew dropped back to defence and it was the captain’s careless challenge on Lukasz Broz that led to Legia being awarded a penalty.

But as the few Celtic fans in the stadium began to sense their Champions League dreams fading, they were granted a brief reprieve as Vrdoljak sent the spot-kick wide.

Legia pressed hard for the goals they hoped would put the tie beyond Celtic and Zyro rounded off an impressive performance with a headed goal following great work by the excellent Radovic.

And in injury time, a potentially crucial fourth arrived from the substitute Kosecki, to leave Celtic needing a monumental performance at Murrayfield next Wednesday.

Legia Warsaw 4-1 Celtic: Euro dreams in jeopardy

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by STEPHEN HALLIDAY at PEPSI ARENA

Updated on the 31 July
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RONNY DEILA will face the first searching examination of his credibility as Celtic manager next week when his team will have to recover from the self-inflicted damage they sustained in Warsaw which leaves their hopes of Champions League progress in serious jeopardy.

Scorers: Radovic, 10, 36 Zyro, 84, Kosecki, 90; Celtic – McGregor, 8

Unable to capitalise on an early away goal from Callum McGregor, which at least provides something of a lifeline in this third qualifying round tie, Celtic were guilty of some utterly wretched defending which saw Efe Ambrose sent off before half-time after Miroslav Radovic’s double had put Legia Warsaw ahead.

It could have been even worse for Deila as Legia captain Ivica Vrdoljak failed to convert two second half penalties, the second one saved by Fraser Forster, either side of Michal Zyro netting a third goal for the Polish champions. But substitute Jakub Kosecki’s stoppage time goal has left Celtic with a daunting task in the second leg at Murrayfield next Wednesday.

It was an evening when Deila began to place his own distinctive mark on the Celtic team he inherited from Neil Lennon and it was far from a positive one. His confidence in his compatriot Jo Inge Berget saw him put the 23-year-old, who made just two senior appearances for Cardiff City last season, straight into his starting line-up at the expense of Leigh Griffiths who dropped to the bench. Berget was deployed on the left of the advanced midfield trio behind central striker Teemu Pukki, the Finn preferred to Anthony Stokes after his two-goal contribution in the second qualifying round win over KR Reykjavik last week.

The surroundings were familiar to Berget who played in this compact but impressively-formed stadium for Molde at the same stage of the Champions League last year, the Norwegian side eliminated on away goals.

But it was Celtic who seized the initiative in that regard on this occasion, courtesy of McGregor’s eighth minute strike which handed them the perfect start. The 21-year-old is certainly intent on making the most of the first team opportunity handed to him in the early days of Deila’s tenure.

There were similarities with his goal which earned Celtic victory in Iceland in the previous round as the 21-year-old collected a pass from Pukki and cut in from the right. McGregor turned smartly beyond Legia left-back Tomasz Brzyski’s weak challenge and beat goalkeeper Dusan Kuciak with a firm left foot shot from just inside the penalty area.

Celtic, however, were only able to maintain that lead for a further two minutes as they conceded an equaliser with some slack defending. Adam Matthews, something of a surprise selection at left-back ahead of Emilio Izaguirre who was among the substitutes, failed to track Radovic’s run into the right side of the penalty area in pursuit of Michal Zyro’s threaded through ball.

The Serbian forward made the most of the space afforded to him, drilling in a low right foot shot which Fraser Forster got close to but could not prevent from finding its way into the far corner of the net.

It was still a scoreline which suited Celtic more than the hosts who were committed to an attacking approach which almost saw them operating a 4-2-4 system at times. With the visitors also keen to maintain a positive strategy in pursuit of more goals, it was an open and absorbing contest.

Kris Commons came close to restoring Celtic’s lead in the 24th minute. Picking the ball up just inside the Legia half, the playmaker embarked on a terrific run, eluding a couple of defenders with clever movement before driving a powerful shot narrowly over the top from 20 yards.

Legia’s response was equally dangerous and it required a well-timed challenge from Virgil van Dijk to block Michal Kucharczyk’s effort on the edge of the penalty area. The ebb and flow continued as Commons produced a delightful through ball at the other end to present Pukki with a decent opportunity but the striker failed to make clean enough contact with his shot which drifted wide of Kuciak’s left hand post.

It was a telling miss for Celtic as they found themselves 2-1 behind in the 36th minute as their night began to turn sour. Again, they were guilty of lacking concentration in defence as Zyro floated in a cross from the right. Kucharczyk was given far too much time to head the ball back across the six-yard box, then Ambrose was painfully slow to react to the danger as Radovic claimed his second goal with a simple close range finish.

Celtic almost grabbed a rapid leveller when Matthews burst down the left and picked out McGregor with a fine cutback, only for the midfielder’s firm low shot to be well saved by Kuciak diving to his right.

The complexion of the game then changed dramatically a minute from the interval with Ambrose’s dismissal. A poor touch from captain Charlie Mulgrew allowed Kucharczyk a free run towards the heart of the Celtic penalty area which was halted by Ambrose’s despairing challenge. Dutch referee Pol van Boekel ruled that Legia had been denied a clear goalscoring opportunity and produced a straight red card for Ambrose.

Although Legia failed to exact further punishment with the free-kick from the edge of the 18 yard box, Deila now had work to do in order to prevent the tie slipping out of Celtic’s control.

He responded by replacing Pukki with Israeli midfielder Beram Kayal at the start of the second half, with Mulgrew dropping back into central defence to fill the gap left by Ambrose. But Celtic should have been 3-1 down just nine minutes after the restart, Zyro missing a glorious chance from close range as Forster raced off his line to make a brave save.

Legia let Celtic off the hook again in the 58th minute with Vrdoljak’s woeful spot-kick failure. It was a clear penalty as Mulgrew tripped Duda inside the box but the Legia captain drove his effort wide of Forster’s left hand post.

Deila made a second change to try and prevent further damage, Izaguirre replacing the largely anonymous Berget. Further damage there was, however, when Zyro headed Radovic’s cross home from close range six minute from time.

In a frenetic finale, Vrdoljak failed from the spot again, this time seeing his kick saved by Forster after Mulgrew had again conceded it with a foul on Kosecki. But Celtic were undone again, perhaps decisively, as the match ticked into stoppage time and they were laid bare at the back once more when Kosecki tapped home from a Lukasz Broz cross.

Legia Warsaw: Kuciak, Broz, Rzezniczak, Astiz, Brzyski; Jodlowiec, Vrdoljak; Zyro (Saganowski 88), Duda, Kucharczyk (Kosecki 75). Subs not used: Jalocha, Junior, Ojamaa, Piech, Pinto.

Celtic: Forster, Lustig, Ambrose, Van Dijk, Matthews; Johansen, Mulgrew; McGregor, Commons (Griffiths 75), Berget (Izaguirre 62); Pukki (Kayal 46). Subs not used: Zaluska, Biton, Stokes, Boerrigter.

• Kuciak
• 28 Broz
• 25 Rzezniczak
• 17 Brzyski
• 15 Astiz booked at 22 minutes
• 33 Zyro (substituted for Saganowski at 87 minutes’)
• 3 Jodlowiec
• 21 Vrdoljak
• 18 Kucharczyk (substituted for Kosecki at 75 minutes’ who was booked at 89 minutes)
• 8 Duda
• 32 Radovic

Celtic starting eleven

• 1 Forster
• 2 Matthews
• 5 van Dijk
• 4 Ambrose Emuobo dismissed at 44 minutes
• 23 Lustig
• 21 Mulgrew booked at 86 minutes
• 25 Johansen
• 15 Commons (substituted for Griffiths at 75 minutes’ who was booked at 89 minutes)
• 42 McGregor
• 16 Berget (substituted for Izaguirre at 62 minutes’)
• 20 Pukki (substituted for Kayal at 45 minutes’ who was booked at 88 minutes)

Legia Warsaw Substitutes

• 2 Júnior Dossa Momade
• 7 Ojamaa
• 9 Saganowski
• 11 Piech
• 20 Kosecki
• 23 Pinto
• 91 Jalocha

Celtic Substitutes

• 3 Izaguirre
• 6 Biton
• 10 Stokes
• 11 Boerrigter
• 24 Zaluska
• 28 Griffiths
• 33 Kayal

Referee
Pol van Boekel

BBC

Live Text Commentary
Full time

Full Time Match ends, Legia Warsaw 4, Celtic 1.
90:00 +3:00 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Legia Warsaw 4, Celtic 1.
90:00 +0:19 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Legia Warsaw 4, Celtic 1. Jakub Kosecki (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukasz Broz.
89:14

Attempt saved. Marek Saganowski (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomasz Brzyski.
88:11 Booking

Booking Jakub Kosecki (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card.
88:10 Booking

Booking Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
87:23 Booking

Booking Beram Kayal (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87:21

Tomasz Brzyski (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87:21

Foul by Beram Kayal (Celtic).
86:50 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Marek Saganowski replaces Michal Zyro.
86:17

Penalty saved! Ivica Vrdoljak (Legia Warsaw) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
85:40 Booking

Booking Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85:32

Penalty Legia Warsaw. Jakub Kosecki draws a foul in the penalty area.
85:32

Penalty conceded by Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) after a foul in the penalty area.
83:31 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Legia Warsaw 3, Celtic 1. Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miroslav Radovic with a cross following a corner.
83:00

Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
82:58

Attempt blocked. Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miroslav Radovic.
82:11

Ondrej Duda (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82:11

Foul by Stefan Johansen (Celtic).
82:00

Ivica Vrdoljak (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82:00

Foul by Beram Kayal (Celtic).
80:15

Foul by Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic).
80:15

Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79:43

Attempt missed. Jakub Rzezniczak (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tomasz Jodlowiec.
79:10

Attempt blocked. Miroslav Radovic (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Kosecki.
78:42

Foul by Beram Kayal (Celtic).
78:42

Miroslav Radovic (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77:52

Attempt missed. Lukasz Broz (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michal Zyro.
77:39

Attempt blocked. Tomasz Jodlowiec (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77:14

Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Charlie Mulgrew.
77:11

Attempt blocked. Ondrej Duda (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomasz Jodlowiec.
75:36

Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
75:34

Attempt blocked. Jakub Kosecki (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomasz Jodlowiec.
74:20 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Celtic. Leigh Griffiths replaces Kris Commons.
74:20 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Legia Warsaw. Jakub Kosecki replaces Michal Kucharczyk.
73:34

Offside, Celtic. Stefan Johansen tries a through ball, but Kris Commons is caught offside.
72:04

Attempt blocked. Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukasz Broz.
69:58

Offside, Celtic. Emilio Izaguirre tries a through ball, but Kris Commons is caught offside.
69:31

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Iñaki Astiz.
69:03

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Michal Zyro.
68:20

Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68:20

Foul by Lukasz Broz (Legia Warsaw).
66:39

Hand ball by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
62:38

Offside, Legia Warsaw. Lukasz Broz tries a through ball, but Michal Zyro is caught offside.
62:00 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Celtic. Emilio Izaguirre replaces Jo Inge Berget.
60:49

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60:00

Delay in match Stefan Johansen (Celtic) because of an injury.
59:20

Offside, Legia Warsaw. Lukasz Broz tries a through ball, but Michal Zyro is caught offside.
59:00

Attempt missed. Jo Inge Berget (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
58:39

Adam Matthews (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58:39

Foul by Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw).
57:55

Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Ivica Vrdoljak (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Ivica Vrdoljak should be disappointed.
57:12

Penalty conceded by Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) after a foul in the penalty area.
57:12

Penalty Legia Warsaw. Ondrej Duda draws a foul in the penalty area.
56:03

Foul by Mikael Lustig (Celtic).
56:03

Michal Kucharczyk (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53:20

Beram Kayal (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53:20

Foul by Tomasz Jodlowiec (Legia Warsaw).
53:12

Attempt saved. Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miroslav Radovic.
52:15

Corner, Legia Warsaw. Conceded by Mikael Lustig.
51:56

Foul by Adam Matthews (Celtic).
51:56

Lukasz Broz (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47:54

Attempt blocked. Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
47:03

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Tomasz Jodlowiec.
47:01

Attempt blocked. Kris Commons (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Beram Kayal.
45:00

Second Half begins Legia Warsaw 2, Celtic 1.
45:00 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Celtic. Beram Kayal replaces Teemu Pukki.
45:00 +0:08 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Legia Warsaw 2, Celtic 1.
44:22

Attempt blocked. Tomasz Brzyski (Legia Warsaw) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43:15 Dismissal

Dismissal Efe Ambrose (Celtic) is shown the red card.
43:08

Foul by Efe Ambrose (Celtic).
43:08

Michal Kucharczyk (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40:25

Foul by Stefan Johansen (Celtic).
40:25

Ivica Vrdoljak (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39:49

Mikael Lustig (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39:49

Foul by Tomasz Brzyski (Legia Warsaw).
38:38

Attempt saved. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Matthews.
35:54 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Legia Warsaw 2, Celtic 1. Miroslav Radovic (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michal Kucharczyk with a headed pass.
34:41

Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kris Commons.
31:58

Offside, Legia Warsaw. Michal Zyro tries a through ball, but Lukasz Broz is caught offside.
30:42

Attempt blocked. Michal Kucharczyk (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25:25

Foul by Jo Inge Berget (Celtic).
25:25

Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24:45

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Michal Kucharczyk.
24:02

Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
23:04

Attempt missed. Kris Commons (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
21:10 Booking

Booking Iñaki Astiz (Legia Warsaw) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20:56

Teemu Pukki (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20:56

Foul by Iñaki Astiz (Legia Warsaw).
20:05

Stefan Johansen (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20:05

Foul by Ondrej Duda (Legia Warsaw).
17:51

Offside, Legia Warsaw. Lukasz Broz tries a through ball, but Tomasz Jodlowiec is caught offside.
15:34

Adam Matthews (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15:34

Foul by Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw).
13:00

Stefan Johansen (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13:00

Foul by Ondrej Duda (Legia Warsaw).
12:13

Foul by Kris Commons (Celtic).
12:13

Tomasz Jodlowiec (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9:54

Foul by Ivica Vrdoljak (Legia Warsaw).
9:54

Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9:09 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Legia Warsaw 1, Celtic 1. Miroslav Radovic (Legia Warsaw) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michal Zyro.
8:43

Foul by Michal Kucharczyk (Legia Warsaw).
8:43

Mikael Lustig (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8:28

Lukasz Broz (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8:28

Foul by Teemu Pukki (Celtic).
7:01 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Legia Warsaw 0, Celtic 1. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
6:21

Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6:21

Foul by Adam Matthews (Celtic).
4:18

Efe Ambrose (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4:18

Foul by Miroslav Radovic (Legia Warsaw).
1:30

Foul by Ondrej Duda (Legia Warsaw).
1:30

Stefan Johansen (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
0:34

Attempt missed. Michal Zyro (Legia Warsaw) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miroslav Radovic with a cross.
0:00

First Half begins.
0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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